Canine way to early cancer detection

CANCER strikes without warning. Genetics could explain some of it, as well as environmental and lifestyle conditions. But there is no surefire way to predict who would develop cancer. That tragedy holds true for both humans and their closest domestic companions: dogs.

A canine cancer scientist at Purdue University's College of Veterinary Medicine is working to take the first steps to make a serious form of cancer in dogs — one with analogues to human health — easier to detect and treat before it has become more advanced.